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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-20

The "Old Roman" ex-senator Thurman, in'
in his speech at the Jackson banquet at Coum-
bus Ohio, the other aight, gave his hearers some
sentiments that sounded more like the talk that
men were wont to indulge in in the days of Jack
son and Jefferson than anything our Northern
friends have heard for some time, though the
same sentiments are very common in the South
and were admirably calculated in Governor
Gordon's inaugural address. Judge Thurman
said, among many other fine things:
Some persons suppose that the union can be
preserved only by the consolidation OF all sub
s,antial powers in the hands of the Federal gov
eminent, thus, ia effect, practically destroying
the long cherished home rule Of our State gov
ernments, which has been productive of so many
Dement'S and ef 90 much content For myself l
am of the opinion entertained by the fathers OF
democracy, that such consolidation, instead OF
being preventative would he certainly destruc-
tive of The union While l fully agreed Wild
those who assert that the general government!
should be cheerf1lly sustained in the exercise o.
all 'wers conferred upon Il by the constitution
], at the same TIME, think no feature In our com.
pick system OF government is more deserving -
preservation, more Decessary for the securitv o.
liberty and the prnmotion OF the best Interests
and happiness oil the people, than the home rug
of our State governments, and because this nome
rule Is the cherished doctrine Of the Democrats
party,I think the preservation Of the parry
about synonym for the preservation OF noeS
and union"
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The Columbus and Florida railroad is sure to
be built. The Georgia Midland makes it a neccs-
sily.-COsumbus EnQuirer.Sun, TIA.
Will our valued contemporary please
tell us at what point the road will reach
the Florida lineP We are all anxious
down here to know whether we will have
chance to reach up to the line and pull
the end Of that road,down,to Tallahassee
that is, to pull with all our might while
the Georgians push in this direction, for
it would seem they are bound to do it in
their own interest. No more desirable
objective point presents itself to them
than the capital city of their growing
neighbor State, the central point of a fer.
tile and beautiful region-and additional
lv desirable because of it's nearness and
the rich returns which may be reaped by
the pioneers in its development, who ma,
obtain cheaply that which will surely at
tain intrinsic value for their benefit and
the benefit of our section and ourselves
Are we ready to tell the Georgians tina:
if they push we will pull strong enough
in money and land
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-20

Leading papers Of Peninsular Florida,
also, forcibly condemn the Times Union
for its missing tourist" blunder Or was
it blunder? 1t is true that ga blunder
is often a crime" but was this merely
blunder, stumbled into in the desire to get
up sensation to divert the public mind
from the exposed villainy of it's course
toward the FLoRID1AN and Gen. Bentley?
The mere, nary nature of the "business
principles Oh which the Times Union is
run Is 50 wei! known that it is no sur
prise that people should surmise that
check of size from the Pacific railroad
combination might induce it to falsely ad-
vertise California as the place to which
our usual winter tourists are focking-
and therefore the place for all to flock to.
Men are gregarious animals and seek
companionship with their kind, and cs-
pecially when they are in the mood of
birds of passage do they migrate in
focks, passing to their point Of visitation
in a stream of travel which draws into
its moving current all individuals of their
species within reach of it's influence who
are inclined to change Of place. The i'm
pulse of movement was implanted in
mans nature that he might 90 out and
possess the earth to its farther bounds,
and the social impulse that he might 20
with his fellows and act in harmony, so
that united strength should build
up communities and found nations.
The majority act in harmony in this work,
animated by the best motives of public
spirit, aud communities are huilded on
the solid basis of virtuous citizenship; but
there are always some exceptions in the
mass-men who work only to selfish ends,
and if the public veal subserves these
ends it is advocated, and if not it is
thrown out of consideration in pursuit of
personal objects. To revert to no distant
past, there was certain man who joined
the stream Of travel to Florida got
here, and the additional misfortune is that
he is here now. He wants to "possess
the earth" and he gets hold of all he can
by means which have been frequently
criticised; and it cannot bc questioned
that ii at any time the building up of his
community and the building up of the
Times Union conflict, the community
goes to the wall and the hireling pushes
on to gain the Doodle that is the price of
treason to his community.
p. S.-Sinoe the above paragraph was
penned we learn from the Jacksonville
Ne,os that the rumor is current that the
Times In on was subsidized by the
Northern Tourist Agencies to endeavor
to divert winter travel to California.
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For the FLoRIDIAN.l
Like as Comes q WhirlWimd.

Editors F1oridian have read with pleasure
the communca'i ion Il Fl. S. s., residing in Chi
cago, which Appeared in the last issue Of your
valuable paper, and appreciate the interest he
feels in our STATE, and especially Middle Floril a,
and think he is one Of the most agreeable gen.
tlemen | ever met 1t was through social cir
cumsiances ~njnyed his aud Mrs. SIS company
and knew tho> gold u i.ouss AS they flew so rap
idly by in orr city of en'ernal sunshine and
roses during heir STAY here. AT that time moth
ing was being looked forward Tor filling the
Florida seat ~ Ne Senate oi the Congress of the
United States of America soon TO be vacated
and no one ever spoke OF ex-Gov William D.
Bloxhams n II admirable fitness for that ex-
allied station kept occasionally and accident
alv. In this way II. Ii. s. overlooked the
grand and GROWING event that Is 50 soon 10
Cover us viii. honor
He did not know Billy Blox ham AS do from
infancy, nor behold him in the prospective as do
all the people of Florida and not the people of
Chicago, the only thoroughly known man in
Florida, high and noble in bearing. gifted most
extraordinarily, refined aud cultivated, honest
and above rcpro.ch, the only capacitated man
in Florida, dgnified and gentle as n child, pow
erful in debate. answering, unconta,ninabie,
Southern leader. OLD LEON
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Raarav n,bI1eun.


aIhe sutjoined extracts IRE fromlengthY
sssicles IN the Waldo Advertiser and Sc
! vile Xadepeadsas oondsnning that course
a the Enss- luton (which is followed
by TIA Zalzohasseecm
= Il fs Tie widest and oersnialy the most unjust
and ungeuerous spcculNli0a 10 attempt to con-
neet the editors Of the FL0RIDrAN, even BY i'm
plicaiion with the missing section or TO aih mpt
TO hold them responsible therefor. We have
too much faith 10 The public and private in'eg-
ritys the patriotism md honor and the private
virtues or our friends 10 believe for moment
that the shadow or wrong may be justly:
imputed 10 them
The record will render ary attempt to fss'en
crime upon the public primers not only ridicu-
lous but impossible. Therefore. let the public
await the results of a fair and impartial investi-
CATION and let neither journalist nor citizen i'm.
puie wrong to any man until the committee shall
report and the blame, if there be any. crime ii
must be. rest upon the guilty. WGtdo Adcerssser.
That an investigation should and will be had
when the Legislature c0nvenes, does not admit
OF doubt; but it Is certainly unfair to attempt
to torture the facts they appear OF record into
the foundation or semblance Of An infamous
charge against the State Printer, or the FLOR
IDTANs prOprietors-Seuilk Independent.
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ArbOr Day.

Hon. Albert J. Russell, State Superin
tendent OF Public Instruction, has address.
ed til, following circulars letter to the
County Sup rintendents of Schools:
OFFICE OF
SUPEBINTEN DENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
TALLAHASSEE, January, 3, 1887.
DEAR SIR: His Excelency. Governor E. A.
Perry, has issued his Proclamation for an
ARBoR DAY,
setting apart Wedncsa The 9th day of Febru.
airy next, for that purpose.
desire to call your attention, and that of the
Board of Public Instruction, to the views of the
0Overn"i referring to The participation which the
Public S-hools shall axe in the observance OF
the day.
1t is Desired that you notify each teacher in
the duy will be spent In The planting of trees and
shrubs, and the rerlanting Of those which failed
in the planting of Inst year, in and around their
grounds
That an hour or more he devoted To suitable
exercises setting forth the importance of tree
planting. as to its relation to climate health and
beauty OF the country, The home, the church and
the school.
You will please report 10 me at this place rs
soon as possible the number of schools pariicipa-
ting, The numllcr Of children present, and the
number OF trees planted, that may give the OBJ
servance Of the day the prominence it may de
serve in my report to the Governor and the next
Legislature
1t 10 expected the that County Superintendent
and Boards OF Public, Instruction will use their
best endeayors to bring about excellent results.
Respectfully, ALBERT j. RUSSELL.
; 6uperin tendens Public instruction
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ON the Jacksonville Herald.1
Grady aG Tall ahaseee.

Capt j. F. Tucker, of fernando, himself n
earnest an thoughtful witness Of the great scenes
of "76" at Tallahassee, furnishes us the followa
ing "reminiscences of Henry Grady, who reple:
sented the New York Herald at our capital md
won host of friends:
During the great electoral count, since made
famous as Frauds first triumph in American
history" Grady was there rs the reportorial rep.
resentative of the New York Herald The Sec
rotary OF States office, where the great drama
was being enacted became SO crowded one
morning AS TO be oppressive. Some one sug-
gested that u window be raised. After doing so,
they could find nothing to hold it in place. In
their dilemma Grady advised Characteristic
arch fiend in the play-to support it with some
of his affdavits The point was 80 well made
and so appropriate to the occasion that the
house broke out in roar, quite dsconCerting
Chandler. who quietly remarked, 1.-THE press
should be impartial"
Those who understand the important part
played by these same <. marked afidavts, in III
Republican case, can appreciate Grady's read
wit al Chambers expense.
Mrs. Chandler, the wife of the future Secrets nv
OF the Navy, accompanied her husband 10 Tai.
lahassee. She was bright and beautiful wo-
man, and was said TO be better politician even
than her husband. She took great interest in
the Republican case. and lost no opportunity of
graphed the Republicans to claim esergts,,so.
was k9own to be the inspiration of the great
fraud. then in its incipiency. Naturally, the De-
mocrats had no very high regard for him, and
expressed themselves quite freely.
Mrs. Chandler became very much annoyed
and complained TO Mr.. Grady that every one
wanted 10 know what relation they were to
Zach Chandler, and expressed the determine ion
OF having Inscribed on their baggage-in large
letteis--the next time they came South, W. a.
Chandler-no kin to Zach" sYes," laushiogv
replied Grady. and the next time Zach Ch.5d.
Ter comes South be will have painted on his
baggage: Zach Chandlcr-no kin to Bill"
Mrs. Q. enjoyed the pleasantly, and they con-
tinued good friends.
Tho next morning after the dansnaNs decd had
oesn done, there was quite an exodus from ITALIA
hassee. Mrs. @. must have relented, for as the
train pulled out heard her say TO Grady q
some one else, though It nj. have been In mock
sympathy, Truth c.u,hcd to earth will rise
again" sentiment the iorce of which We real
l5ed In 1884 In the triumphant election OF o
Democratic President.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-20
The Fernandina Fire.

A destructive fire occurred in Fernan-
dina on the 18th, originating about half
past one o'clock p. NJ. in the dwelling
of Mr.. ]. Acosta. The high wind caused
fires to break out in many parts Of the city,
and the prospect of its almost total destruc
tin Sas appalling. But Jacksonville re-.
spOnded to the call for help with steamer
by special tram, and the seamen from the
shipping came to the rescue, and in three
hours the flames were under control.
From the Jacksonville Morning News we
take the following summary of losses:
The number of buildings burned to the ground
were eight They were owned and with losses
and insurance as follows: Mrs. Julia Acosta,
residence, loss 81 ,600 insurance 81 $50; w. T..
Wood. residence, loss 81 800, insured tor 81 900
600; II. A, Williams, residence, loss 5000. in
suraDce 81 200; some orange trees, loss 600,
insured for t100 The heaviest loss was on the
Mansion House, estimated at from $4,000 TO
41e 700, insured for % $40. The owners and
proprieion were Mrs G. B. and 8. L. Payne and
Nrs Acostas on Fourth street, unoccupied and
owned by the Florida Town Improvement Co.
uss valued at about 81 200, total loss. no insur.
anca
On Ninth street, T. A. Acosta' sbouse was 10.
sured for 81 600 and had recently been thorough
" repaired and repainted 1t was valued ct q 300
20 5000. The next house, owned by Florida
Town improvement Company, on szrne street,
was salued at ~ BOO. no insurance. There were
other smaller losses al over this portion Of the
city from houses catching fire and from damaged
furniture. Nearly every mouse holder moved out
during the afternoon.
Mr. billiard, the sgent for the many compan-
ies with whom all tbs insurance was placed,
Iooss s,zSOo Insurance. about Oil 900, with par
aA loses enough to make eS0000
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-20

The following civil appointments have been
made during The past week
Richard McConathy, to be County Judge in
and tor the county of Marion.
H. +. Sharon, to be County Judge in and for
the county of Gadsden.
j. Ii. Russell, TO be Commissioner of Deeds for
Florida in and for Alabama
III. W. Bishop, Robert c. awfoId, G. A. Crock,
an'i A. I. Williams, TO he Notares Public in and
for the State at large.
S. f. Rice, 10 be Superintendent of Schools in
ami Tor the county of franklin.
Charles John Maclean, to be Justice of the
Peace in and for the county of Holmes
john T. Wall, to be Justice of the Peace in and
for The county of Putnam
W. Marin, 10 DE Justice Of the Peace in and
for The county Of Calhoun.
A. j. Cone, 10 be Justice of the Peace in and
Tor the county of A lachua.
l.. w. Bdckholz, to be Superintendent of
Sch vols i'll ard for the county of Marlborough
Charles Taylor, 10 b. Commissioner Of Deeds
f"r Florida in New York.
George Burnside, to be Auctloneer in and for
The cOunty OF Duval
John W. Poser, To be Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Jackson.
j. W. Edwards. 10 be Justice of the Peace in
and for The county OF Jefferson.
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FINEST CAKES.
Confectionery in the city, at BYRD & DxxHAn's.


The Tallahassee Ice and Cold Storage Com-
pany is home enterprise that is worthy the
support Of Floridians. The company has been
operating only a few weeks, and are receiving
orders from Thomasvile, Quincy. Lloyds, Mon
tlcello and other towns for Fresh Gulf Fish,
which are kept on hand by the Company
Parties in Tallahassee, desiring Fresh Gull
Fish, may leave orders with Byrd & Denham.
and they will be promptly filled by the
TALLAHASSEE Ice & COLD STORAGE Co.
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Large sale Of West Florida Lands.


Learning tina, The Florida Land and Mortgage
Co Limited ('he Sir Edward Reed purchaser
had maIe large sale ol lands, our reporter cal
led at the office yesterday and from Mr. A. d.
basnett, resident sianager, obtained The follow
ing particulars:
Mir BI>ne,t has just returned from New
York While there he met the managing drec-
TOR, I. d. Willarl, Esq, on his return from
Europe, where he has been for The last eighteen
months. In Holland Mr. Willard end General
R'dhrr, of Alab ma, negotiated the sale with
sy 9;c'.'s' vi Dn'ch BANKERS. The amount of
land va genera Location was determined upon
Their, The final details being left their repre
sen'a'itc i'll America, Frederick W. Foole, Esq,
New \ OK. Mr. Foot is director of the Louis
vile ana Nashville laral and chairman on
the finance committee. He is also the reDresepta-
tive ia America OF the Dutch interests
MI. Foole and family arrived hcle Monday To
carry out the purchase He was assisted by Col.
w. d. Chipley, Vice-P President of The Pensa-
cola and Atlantic railroad and its land commits
soner Daring The summer all the lands of the
company having been Withdrawn from market
pen ling the sale. Col Chipley had The entire
purchase Of the company graded and valued by
experts 81 that when he joined Mr. Fooe here
The "details IT selection were easily settled. The
land taken for The syn cate lies in Washington
and Calhoul counties, near 81. Andrews Bay
The syndicate has an option on all lands OF tile
Pensacola and Atlantic Company and other hold
ers, so that they will obtain by the purchase
from the Flolida Land and Mortgage Company
and the Others a domain nt land i've townships
square, equal to thirty miles square, or 800 square
miles, territory as large as the State of Rhode
Island. The-lands are among the finest In the
State. beng heavily covered with yellow pine,
and are also strong agricultural lands.
PLANS OF THE SYNDICATE
1t is the purpose OF the syndicate to Join with
Western land and lumber company, build rail-
roads into the purchase, convert The tinber into
lumber, and colonize from Europe. The gentle
men interested are the weaithiest bankers in Am
sterdam, and fully capable of carrying out any
enterprise. By this sale the land company has
received the aid in developing West Florida OF
as weriul syndicate az could be formed.
The company still owns a largo body Of timbered
lands aud this sale appreciates At once all lim-
bered lands
Since the selection for the Dutch syndicate
was made by Colonel Chipley, land experts who
have been consulted, have united in saying that
the purchase for the purposes wanted, was the
best that could be obtained anywhere, and Mr..
Foote and Colonel Chipley are to BE- congratu-
lated for the happy manner In which the Largest
sale made IN the State since the D.sston purchase
was carried out '7''1
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PalathA Daily News.)


If Mr.. Jones will go to the Everett, 81. James
or Windsor. in Jacksonville, he will find ample
reutation of his Missing TOURIST scare. We
suppose il The point of the angels spear could be
brought 10 contact with the editors tongue, be
would acknowledge Immediately that he had
been working III The interests OF the Tourists
Agencies whose importance he has 90 extern
sively advertised of late. 1t would he money in
the pocke's Of these people could Jones work the
missing racket" for them. and no doubt they
would be willing to divide After awhile when
the crowd comes as usual, Jones and Cook and
the World Travel Company could then boast ex.
ceedingly and say: 1--WE did II, behold We
did II with our little hstchetsr'
But the crowd 10 coming all the same, whether
Mr. Joues 10 psopitiated or insulted." One Of
the most successful hotel men In the South, r. Fl.
Orvis, OF the Windsor, calculates that we have
now IN the State more visitors, by twenty. five
per cent than we ever had before at this time
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CAsRs coNrTUuxn

CASES CONTINUED
R"bt. Marye 4 Coz. Appellants, va william,
rot Ct ux.--Duval c. unity.
Alice Mu ndee. Plaintiff In Error. Va ~
"A. G. Bigelow ct al, Appellants, va RI
String fellow, Appellee-Colunsbia county. =
SUBMITTED.
A. F. Randall ct al, Appellants. va Ia.
Bnurquard'z Appellee COUNTY
SO SET ron HEARING.
/ Geo. Wheaton Deans Adminis,, stor Ann,
lsa.. " q James w'lco1Ou ct al Aprsllees-Jsa
J. N. McLane ct ux. Appellants, Va. Pia,.,.
Bros, and R L. Campbell, Appellees-Leso.nO
county, January %.
H. Baaer. Appellant. VS. W. F&J.E Cre.,r
Appcllees-Escambia nty-Motion-Janns;r,,,
The South florida r. r. Co.. Appel,an,
John IL Ko"ads' Appellee-Orange county, Jan.
uarv 90. >2ss
William Miller ct al. Appellants, vsFJ
White, Appellee Walton county, January "a
Pensacola Gas Co, Appellant, vs.. A. Lo,,s.
Sons & Co. ct al, Appcllees-Escambiac county
January "a.
s w Bush, Trustee, Appellant. vs.. Cha, 6
Adams. Administrator, Appellee-Duval county
January %. "
Marcus Conant, Appellant, va August Bue.in,
Appel'ee-Duval county. January %.
George A. Lotion, Appellant, vs. N. B. Ser.
ret, Architectural county, January %.
J. c. Greeley, Appellant, VS.. ]. b. Bessen,
&. n Hull, claimant) Appellee-Duval county
January 81.
J G. Greeley, Administrator. ct al, Appellants
We. Elizabeth A. Hendricks ct al, Appellee
Dlval county January "a
VIM. L Seymour, Appellant, VS.. jacob Pur.
nell, Appellee-Duval county, January 81.
Sarah A. Townsend Administrative, &c, An.
peIani, VS. Lot W. Edwards, Appellee-Colum.
bia couaiy, Jannary "a.
.''hn b. f. Sdan et A., Appellants, vs. Susan
N. Sloan ct al., ppellees-Marion county, Jan.
uarv &C.
VIM: W. Bailey Ct al, Appellanis,~s D.aiel
A Finlayson, Appellee Jefferson county, Janu-
airy 81.
ATTORNEYS IN ATTENDANCE
John W. Maione. Q ,incy; W. W. Hampton
). Y. Finley, Gainesville; ]. T. Wills, Starke
A. W. Cockrell, George Wheaton Deans Jack
sonv'lie: A.. L.-L-ndis. Jr.. Brooksville; T. l.
Clark NJ n,ierll"; c. w. Stevens, Madison; j
+. We'born, Winter Park; II. G. Harrison, Or.
lando.
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apndss the head line The = DnfDAn
Eorecsed the Bronson Times leefally
psblisAsa /. rtsylsns \ Aas fros the s.
vIlle Lnasps"dsA of hicl the bjoined
i ! frank and manly orn& tioq~ and we
may remark en- Possant tbat it has not yet
occurred that any journal could "sor.
rect" the FLoRIDIAN in the " fact and
figure business, or in politics, truth and
the moralities: .!r&s ~ ( IL
From the Seville Independent Jan. Is.
BY inatIvertence, n our issue ri January 1st,
we errouesusly stated that The FLORIDIAN of q
previous date had compared the total sum paid
for state printing under eight years of Republi-
can administration with the sum paid for iegs-
lative printing only during The subsequent nine
years, whereas it was the legislative printing
alone 10 both cases, that was under comparison.
The figures given by the FLoRfDIAN are very
suggestive. They are as follows:
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1tappears from this statement thai the average
printing expenses of legislative session since
1875 have been 90, 533 81 while in some years
the amount exceeded the average by 1881 81,
Tin 1877, and $4,76925, lin 1881 10 only one in.
stance does the amount laii below the average,
viz: in 1885 when the work was done for Cap
tain Dyke, the State Printer, by Dorr & Bowen,
(the present Stale Prnters) when the amount of
the bill was $6,996.44 or $53747 less than the
average.
If those who are now doing The public print
ing doing II at as reasonable rates as it can be
done for elsewhere in the State they stand a good
chance to he re-engaged for the same service at
the next session of The Legislature. If the Leg
islature should sec fit 10 put out the printing to
the best bidder there is no doubt that the iacili-
ties already nj the command of the proprictors Of
the FLORIDIAN Office would enable them to do
the work with the greatest economy of outlay